Bob Legge: Get serious about quality when hiring

7:47 AM,
Jul. 31, 2013

Young man speaking with a mature man in the office

Written by

Bob Legge
| Guest essayist

The worst mistake you can make in hiring is to hire a mediocre performer, not a weak performer. The difference is that you're likely to separate the weak performer whereas the mediocre performer can often find a cozy place to underperform for years and years.

It's a trap and here's what you can do about it.Avoid hiring mediocre talent

Too many HR departments get in a rut and see hiring as a treadmill - hiring bodies to fill open slots. The best measure of hiring quality is how well new employees do on the job. ...